Standing alone in the back of the AC-130 watching a singular red light over the thunderous drone of the plane's engines a man prepares his finally checks on his chute, rifle, ammo and other systems before waiting patiently for the load master to lower the back ramp for him. Snapping off a crisp salute he takes the few steps forward out onto the lowered ramp while the load master inches forwards alongside him, holding onto his tether. The man laughs as the load master offers him a tether, holding up his left hand palm facing the man as his right goes to his throat to key the mike "I live for this shit Aaron", Aaron the load master simple shakes his head and laughs, keying his mike to reply "It's your hide Aiden not mine. If the REMF's hear about this you're getting benched for good this time." Aiden Shield stands at 5'10", jet black hair that's cut high and tight along with matching eyes, and a solid 195lbs build from his years as a SOF operator sees the light go from red to green and laughs out. Running towards the dark abyss that is laid out before him, Aiden turns as he jumps off the ramp to flip Aaron the finger laughing into his throat mike. Aaron swears out into the darkness as he grins and shakes his head, jamming his thumb into the controls to raise the ramp as the AC-130 disappears into the moonlit night.
The sound of the rushing wind assaults Aiden's ears as his eyes remain shut, thoroughly enjoying the rush from the adrenaline high as he plummets towards the earth, the flashing light and vibration on his wrist alert him to deploy his chute in time to finish out the flight on the HALO jump. Landing with a solid thud Aiden impacts the empty field several hundred meters behind the house, glancing at the windows to see that they are still dark as he polices his chute and packs it away. Setting out at a dead run once the chute it stowed away a cool female voice crackles to life in his ear "You have 5 minutes before their arrival, haul ass Reaper 1-4. Sky-eye will provide updates on their travel path as needed." Aiden smirks and shakes his head as his back hits the low stone wall at the home's perimeter, silently replying "thanks shelly… But I can handle it from here, Reaper 1-4 out… and don't be cheap and buy around for the guys when you get back this time ok?" Aiden Smirks at the reply from Sky-eye as they pull off orbit and head for base, mantling over the low wall to rush the back door, using a pick to defeat the lock before rushing upstairs. Skidding to a stop Aiden freezes as a set of headlights wash across the front of the building and hit him square in the face "Shit they are home early" looking around as he begins to strip down out of his gear to store it in the false back of the closet. Grabbing a towel Aiden quickly steps into the bathroom and runs a hot shower, leaving the towel draped over door as he scrubs off the black face paint and other grim just as the front door opens and he hears the click of heels on the floor. Looking down at his watch Aiden grins "Right on time", drying off with the towel and steps out with it around his waist he dresses quickly, finishing just as his wife opens the door, holding their sleeping daughter Serenity in her arms.
Jennifer Shield, Aiden's wife stands a little shorter than him at about 5'6", long blonde hair that falls to about half way down her shoulder blades, bright blue eyes and slender build, walks over to her husband and kisses his softly on the cheek as he wraps both her and Serenity in his arms, whispering to her "Looks like the little one is all tired out from day care huh?" Aiden gingerly places a kiss on his wife's forehead before stepping away to grab a fresh set of clothes from his dresser, stepping into the bathroom to dress but leaves the door opens slightly "Hey baby don't forget that Robert and Serena Prowler are throwing a party tonight, semiformal as usual with them" Smiles softly at his wife as he tucks in his olive drab button down shirt once he is finished changing, Jen turns and laughs softly "We really need to get expand your selection of clothing" softly teasing him as she brings up the age old argument on his dress, not knowing his true occupation. They go back and forth for a while joking and laughing as Jen picks out a dress and changes into, Aiden sits down on the bed beside their sleeping daughter and smiles down at her. Gently runs the back of his hand along the top of Serenity's head and sings a soft lullaby to her, not long after Jen asks him to tuck in the sleeping child before they leave. Picking Serenity up he takes her to the nursery and tucks her in for the night before returning to his wife who is now wearing a matching dress, a deep V-ed but flowing dress that went down to just below her knees as well as a set of heels which brings her up to Aiden's height. He smiles as he takes his beautiful wife in his arms and kisses affectionately, whispers softly "We should hurry less we be late" Winks teasingly to Jen as he offers his arm and leads her to his car where the family minus their sleeping daughter loading into the vehicle and drives off. Aiden knows that their little girl is safe with the security measures he has in place while he holds Jen's hand, most of the ride passes by in silence as she watches the scenery pass by in the night blur, finally she speaks up "You seem to be travelling a lot lately… is everything alright with your work? I mean I know you're working for the DoD but they said you would be home more…" Aiden looks to his wife slightly sad as he still has to lie to the woman he trusts wholly and completely "You know how things are picking up in the middle east… they need defense contractors there to inspect buildings and the latest tech… you know that sweetie" leans over to kiss her cheek tenderly as Jen bites her bottom lip and nods "…ok… just be safe… please…" Aiden smiles reassuringly and nods "Always" and yet another lie… Aiden thinks to himself as they pull into the Prowler's driveway.